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Into the Mix

Into the Mix

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Summary
 A new season of Into The Mix, a Ben & Jerry’s podcast about joy and justice, is back! Hosted by Ashley C. Ford, we’re bringing you inspiring stories from unexpected heroes. People who didn’t set out to be activists, but found themselves stepping up for something bigger than themselves. Like a singer/songwriter whose music headlines protests; an award-winning journalist whose story of being undocumented is changing how journalists discuss immigration; a WNBA champion who is using her influence to fight cannabis injustice and so much more. Tune in weekly to experience these amazing stories of courage, creativity, joy and justice. And don’t miss our previous seasons for more stories of struggle and success from communities across the world, plus conversations about art and activism, with friends of Ben & Jerry’s like John Legend, Big Freedia, and Ava DuVernay.781ab330-9b0a-11f1-b795-2b9c267f210f Art Cooking Food & Wine Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Joy Oladokun: Becoming The Voice of The People

    Joy Oladokun: Becoming The Voice of The People
    Nov 4 2026
    Welcome to Into The Mix, a Ben & Jerry’s podcast about joy and justice. This season, we’re swirling up inspiring stories from progressive heroes. People who didn’t set out to be activists, but found themselves stepping up for something bigger than themselves. For a music artist, you'd think a record label cutting your album budget by 90% would end your music career. For Joy Oladokun, it's what catapulted hers: self-produced, uncompromising, and part of the soundtrack of protest. Joy Oladokun became a songwriter to help other artists survive. She ended up becoming the artist she'd been trying to save. When her label cut her advance by nearly 90%, she made the record anyway, self-produced, uncompromising, and built for the people who needed it most. A singer-songwriter and producer working at the intersection of Americana, soul, and Afrofuturism, Joy's music is confessional, politically grounded, and built for the person on the bus, on the way to a protest, carrying more than anyone can see. Her new album, Hope Is a Heavy Thing, is out now. Ashley C. Ford sits down with Joy on Into the Mix, a Ben & Jerry's podcast about joy and justice to discuss the importance of speaking up even when it’s costly. Follow Joy here! Music provided by Shearaton Carter: Slow Season, Epidemic Sound. Custom Music by: Rondell Patterson.
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    40 mins
  • Renee Bracey Sherman: Liberating Abortion

    Renee Bracey Sherman: Liberating Abortion
    Oct 28 2026
    Welcome to Into The Mix, a Ben & Jerry’s podcast about joy and justice. This season, we’re swirling up inspiring stories from progressive heroes. People who didn’t set out to be activists, but found themselves stepping up for something bigger than themselves. You might not have expected abortion to be relitigated 50 years after Roe v. Wade passed. But thirteen states now enforce total abortion bans. Five more restrict abortion at six weeks — before most people know they're pregnant. The fight for reproductive justice has never been more urgent and who gets to tell that story has never mattered more. Renee Bracey Sherman had an abortion at nineteen. She paid $450 out of pocket on an $8.50-an-hour salary and kept it secret for six years. When she finally shared her story with the world, she was inspired to build a career liberating abortion from stigma. From founding We Testify to publishing her book Liberating Abortion to a Ph.D. centered on abortion narratives, Renee’s work is a testament to the power of storytelling. Renee joins Ashley C. Ford on Into the Mix, a Ben & Jerry's podcast about joy and justice, to talk about stigma, reproductive justice, and what it means to tell the truth in a room that wasn't built for your story. Want to learn more about Renee’s work? Follow Renee here. Check out her book, Liberating Abortion. And take the pledge with Ben & Jerry’s & ACLU to fight for reproductive freedom. Music provided by Shearaton Carter: Slow Season, Epidemic Sound. Custom Music by: Rondell Patterson.
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    45 mins
  • Jose Antonio Vargas: Defining American

    Jose Antonio Vargas: Defining American
    Oct 21 2026
    Welcome to Into The Mix, a Ben & Jerry’s podcast about joy and justice. This season, we’re swirling up inspiring stories from progressive heroes. People who didn’t set out to be activists, but found themselves stepping up for something bigger than themselves. You might expect someone undocumented to stay invisible. Jose Antonio Vargas built a renowned career, won a Pulitzer Prize and then chose to reveal his truth. It changed his life and his life’s work in ways he never expected. Jose Antonio Vargas came to the United States from the Philippines at twelve years old. He grew up here, built a prolific career in journalism here, won a Pulitzer Prize here, and did all of it without documentation. In 2011, he decided to self-report as undocumented and it changed his life, but not in the ways he expected. Jose’s story is about what it costs to be seen as an immigrant, and why the stories we tell about immigration need reform. The stakes couldn't be higher right now. How we talk about immigration matters– storytelling has always been a tool for immigrant rights, but in this climate, visibility can also mean vulnerability. Jose is calling on journalists to rethink how they report on immigration: humanity over othering, community over isolation. Jose sits down with Ashley C. Ford on this episode to discuss the alarming state of human rights in America today and how urgently the way we talk about it and report on it needs to change. You can follow Jose’s work with Define American to humanize the immigrant story here. Take action with the ACLU and Ben & Jerry’s and demand all eyes on ICE Detention NOW HERE. Music provided by Shearaton Carter: Slow Season, Epidemic Sound. Custom Music by: Rondell Patterson.
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    43 mins
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